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Glendale's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Glendale took in $857 million and spent $845 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)53%City taxes29%Federal tax money7.3%Fines and other6.9%State tax money3.4%County and local tax money<0.1%

What stands out

53%

of Glendale's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people gets 30%.

City taxes29%

Other taxes
10%$89.3 million
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; public utility taxes and 3 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$35.2 million
  • Public utility taxes$33.6 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$10.2 million
  • Other licenses$9.5 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$787 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Sales tax
9.6%$82.5 million
Property tax
9.4%$80.8 million

Fees for services53%

Fees for services
53%$454 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; other service charges and 7 more
  • Electric power$278 million
  • Other service charges$66.5 million
  • Water$52.6 million
  • Sewer$25.3 million
  • Garbage collection$18.0 million
  • Parking$7.3 million
  • Parks and recreation$3.8 million
  • Transit fares$2.0 million
  • Housing$198 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money7.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
7.3%$62.4 million

State tax money3.4%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
3.4%$29.1 million

County and local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
<0.1%$488 thousand

Fines and other6.9%

Interest, rents and other
6.0%$51.6 million
Fines
0.9%$7.5 million

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities27%Police, fire, courts and jails24%Running the government and other costs21%Housing and community development9.9%Roads, transit and parking9.6%All other spending8.9%

What stands out

10%

of Glendale's spending goes to housing and community development.A typical U.S. city of 50,000+ people spends 1.4%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
27%$224 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; water supply and 2 more
  • Electric power$144 million
  • Water supply$37.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$22.2 million
  • Sewer systems$20.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
24%$201 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$118 million
  • Fire protection$74.0 million
  • Inspections and regulation$9.1 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$180 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)
  • Other and not broken out$148 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$32.4 million
Housing and community development
9.9%$83.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
9.6%$81.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
  • Roads and highways$39.9 million
  • Public transit$30.2 million
  • Parking$11.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
6.7%$56.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$42.9 million
  • Libraries$13.8 million
Health and hospitals
1.1%$9.7 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$9.7 million
Interest on debt
1.1%$8.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on electric power debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on electric power debt$7.3 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$1.6 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Glendale. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Glendale itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.